Favorite Pinball Table?

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-24-2008, 05:25 PM

I admit I have a soft spot in my heart for pinball. Pinball was dying way before arcades started showing their wrinkles, but that's all in the past. The point is, some good tables still exist here and there across various remaining arcades and bars throughout the nation. What are your favorites?

Mine are:

The Addams Family: This one is probably the best ever. Great ramps, magnets under the table to screw with the ball...Thing. Awesome stuff.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Some might say there are better tables out there, but the cheese factor is so high you can't help but love it. Also, the pizza spinner makes things interesting.

Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World: Definitely not the best ever, but it's Mario...nuff' said. What it lacks in variety and size, it makes up for in charm. They used to have one at a local fun center that just closed down. I'm trying to track it down and buy it.

**Krang** · 03-25-2008, 01:23 AM

One of my favorites is Theatre of Magic.

*Roseangelo* · 03-25-2008, 03:12 AM

I wouldn't call it the best table out there, but the one I played most as a kid was The Cyclone, because it was the one they had in the game room at the lodge we'd go to every summer in Northern Minnesota. It's distinctive because Ronald and Nancy Reagan are the couple in the front row of the roller coaster on the back glass.

If I ever have the proper space for it, the TMNT pinball machine is one of my dream items to own one day.

*Scandia* · 03-25-2008, 05:59 AM

I used to play pinball at the Student Union arcade A LOT back during my first semester of college. My favorite one was the Nightmare on Elm Street one. It would even chant the rhymes that the kids said. I spent way too much time and too many quarters playing there between classes. The next semester I joined A Phi O and would hang out at the information booth from there on instead.

愛 · 03-25-2008, 07:10 AM

There was this Star Wars pinball machine at my local ice skating rink that I used to play. Back when I played ice hockey for my school, I would constantly pump quarters into it before a practice or a game.

*Guitar_Raph* · 03-25-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Some might say there are better tables out there, but the cheese factor is so high you can't help but love it. Also, the pizza spinner makes things interesting.

Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World: Definitely not the best ever, but it's Mario...nuff' said. What it lacks in variety and size, it makes up for in charm. They used to have one at a local fun center that just closed down. I'm trying to track it down and buy it.

I agree with those choices, they were my favorites. Even saw those two pinball games together at an arcade mall in Anderson, Indiana.

But my other favorite pinball games are...

Monopoly: Loved that game & a chance to score a lot.

The Bally Game Show: The closest thing to a pinball game show theme. Wish they made one for The Price Is Right!

*Ecto Jedi* · 03-25-2008, 07:34 PM

I'm downright shocked that no one has mentioned the Terminator 2 pinball machine. God, that thing rocked!

Then again, anything T2-related is pure gold in my book.

*Dr. Doom* · 03-25-2008, 07:40 PM

I'm just curious....is there some sort of quality to pinball machines that a non-pinball-enthusiast such as myself is unaware of? Or are you really just going off of like...superficial and aesthetic appeal?

*Tinuvielsdreams* · 03-25-2008, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ai

There was this Star Wars pinball machine at my local ice skating rink that I used to play. Back when I played ice hockey for my school, I would constantly pump quarters into it before a practice or a game.

Some friends of my family actually have a Star Wars pinball machine in their family room. I am not the best pinball player but that one is really cool.
They also have one for that Barb Wire movie that Pam Anderson was in...Not sure what to say about that one

*Revan* · 03-25-2008, 08:27 PM

need I say anything?

*Tinuvielsdreams* · 03-25-2008, 08:55 PM

haha! That's too funny! Where did you find that?

*Ecto Jedi* · 03-25-2008, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Doom

I'm just curious....is there some sort of quality to pinball machines that a non-pinball-enthusiast such as myself is unaware of? Or are you really just going off of like...superficial and aesthetic appeal?

I'm not particularly a fan of pinball machines, either. I guess it's just sort of heartwarming to see these relics -- real physical ramps and springs, real metal balls -- in a field of digital arcades.

**Shredder** · 04-01-2008, 12:55 AM

I guess I'm not a huge pinball fan, but there are some games I really like. The original Jurassic Park pinball machine is a favorite of mine, but then I'm a huge fan of the franchise. If I ever wanted to track down and buy a pinball machine, this would be it. I also recall playing a few others, like South Park, Star Wars, and Ripley's Believe it or Not. I prefer the video game pinball games, like Virtual Pinball on the Genesis (where you could create your own table) or Sonic Spinball.

03-24-2008, 05:25 PM	#1
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Favorite Pinball Table? I admit I have a soft spot in my heart for pinball. Pinball was dying way before arcades started showing their wrinkles, but that's all in the past. The point is, some good tables still exist here and there across various remaining arcades and bars throughout the nation. What are your favorites? Mine are: The Addams Family: This one is probably the best ever. Great ramps, magnets under the table to screw with the ball...Thing. Awesome stuff. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Some might say there are better tables out there, but the cheese factor is so high you can't help but love it. Also, the pizza spinner makes things interesting. Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World: Definitely not the best ever, but it's Mario...nuff' said. What it lacks in variety and size, it makes up for in charm. They used to have one at a local fun center that just closed down. I'm trying to track it down and buy it. __________________ Last edited by ThirdMarioBro; 03-24-2008 at 05:52 PM.

03-25-2008, 01:23 AM	#2
Krang Admin and Sega Guru Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Dimension X Posts: 3,755	One of my favorites is Theatre of Magic. __________________ "My motherboard's microchips are chomping at the... 'bit'. A little computer humor." --Krang, Welcome Back, Polarisoids

03-25-2008, 03:12 AM	#3
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,120	I wouldn't call it the best table out there, but the one I played most as a kid was The Cyclone, because it was the one they had in the game room at the lodge we'd go to every summer in Northern Minnesota. It's distinctive because Ronald and Nancy Reagan are the couple in the front row of the roller coaster on the back glass. If I ever have the proper space for it, the TMNT pinball machine is one of my dream items to own one day. __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

03-25-2008, 05:59 AM	#4
Scandia Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,265	I used to play pinball at the Student Union arcade A LOT back during my first semester of college. My favorite one was the Nightmare on Elm Street one. It would even chant the rhymes that the kids said. I spent way too much time and too many quarters playing there between classes. The next semester I joined A Phi O and would hang out at the information booth from there on instead. __________________ Turtles fight with honor!!!

03-25-2008, 07:40 PM	#8
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	I'm just curious....is there some sort of quality to pinball machines that a non-pinball-enthusiast such as myself is unaware of? Or are you really just going off of like...superficial and aesthetic appeal? __________________ I love you, Pickle.

03-25-2008, 07:10 AM	#5
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	There was this Star Wars pinball machine at my local ice skating rink that I used to play. Back when I played ice hockey for my school, I would constantly pump quarters into it before a practice or a game.

03-25-2008, 07:34 PM	#7
Ecto Jedi Denki Wo Kitte Kudasai Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,439	I'm downright shocked that no one has mentioned the Terminator 2 pinball machine. God, that thing rocked! Then again, anything T2-related is pure gold in my book.

03-25-2008, 08:27 PM	#10
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	need I say anything? __________________

03-25-2008, 08:55 PM	#11
Tinuvielsdreams Nothing without passion Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,722	haha! That's too funny! Where did you find that?

04-01-2008, 12:55 AM	#13
Shredder Admin/Layton Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Isla Nublar Posts: 481	I guess I'm not a huge pinball fan, but there are some games I really like. The original Jurassic Park pinball machine is a favorite of mine, but then I'm a huge fan of the franchise. If I ever wanted to track down and buy a pinball machine, this would be it. I also recall playing a few others, like South Park, Star Wars, and Ripley's Believe it or Not. I prefer the video game pinball games, like Virtual Pinball on the Genesis (where you could create your own table) or Sonic Spinball. __________________ "Well, actually, I always wanted to be a writer. Being a ruthless conqueror was my second choice." --Shredder, Take Me to Your Leader